Tooth-brush



J. PRY'E. TOOTH BRUSH.

(No Model.)

No. 552,114. Patented Dec. 31,1895.

INVENTOR- -WITNESSES:

"M 5 GRAHAM, FNOTDIJTKD. WASNI NGTONJ) C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES FRYE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOOTH-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,114, dated December31, 1895.

' Application filed April 25, 1895. Serial No. 547,096. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES FRYE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTooth-Brushes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements intooth-brushes; and it consists in providing a tooth-brush of theordinary type with an arrangement whereby the teeth may be cleaned onboth sides, as fully described and claimed hereinafter.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, Figure 1 designates a perspective view of myimproved device. Fig. 2 is a view similar to that shown in Fig. 1 withthe several parts detached.

A is the body portion of the brush, having secured thereto the bristlesB, and A is the handle constructed in the usual manner.

A plate 0 is secured to the brush A by means of a set-screw D, which isthreaded and adapted to an opening d in the brush-handle.

The plate 0 has a slot cwhich permits of adjustm ents. Said plate 0 atits free end is bent at right angles and perforated on the inner side toreceive the bristles B, which are firmly cemented to the plate 0.

It will be readily seen that with a brush of this character the teethmay be cleaned 011 both sides at the same operation. The bristles B andB may be adjusted laterallyin respect to the teeth and the several partseasily detached for the purpose of cleaning.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a brush having a body portion A and handle A of aplate 0 provided with bristles B the latter being adjustably anddetachably secured to the former, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of a brush having a body portion A, handle A andbristles B of a plate C, having bristles B and a slot 0, a screw Dadapted to said slot and to an opening din the body portion A of thebrush, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES FRYE. Vitnesses:

ROBERT W. LLOYD, HERBERT I. LLOYD.

